al. «Management of Feral Domestic Cats in the Urban Environment of Rome (Italy).» (alleycat.org)
As Courchamp et al. explain, «although counter-intuitive, eradication of introduced superpredators, such as feral domestic cats, is not always the best solution to protect endemic prey when introduced mesopredators, such as rats, are also present.» (voxfelina.com)
There, «African wildcat populations might be less isolated and thus more susceptible to contact with feral domestic cats,» the researchers contend. (sciencenews.org)